'Protein Is Prescription Medicine' — Tax Office Rejects Deductions, Furious Bodybuilders Blockade Counter with Silent 'Side Chest' Pose
'Protein is medicine for the soul.' At tax return counters across Japan, men clutch fistfuls of receipts. The tax office has rejected every single medical expense deduction claim, ruling that 'excessive muscle hypertrophy falls outside medical treatment.' Enraged bodybuilders have surrounded counters nationwide, launching a silent 'Side Chest' protest. Staff are in tears, saying 'it's not the intimidation that's unbearable — it's the baby oil smell.'